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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 04:55 PM
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Recently bought a 2008 350z Grand Touring, just wanted to know how i should go about fixing the little scratches on my wheel. Has a 1 inch curb rash and also, paint/clear coat has been removed. Pictures will be attached, any help is appreciated!
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 06:11 PM
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I used a VW touch up color on my Touring wheels, but you'll have the same problem on you GT's I had. The OEM paint is a thin silver over a black base, so it's very tough to match properly.
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 12:58 PM
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Here's a before/after, but you can see the touchup silver is too thick and doesn't quite match. Better than nothing, and I suppose a wheel professional could do a better job, but I was changing the wheels anyway.



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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 02:11 PM
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I vote sand down the imperfections and change the color...





But if you dont want too or are not that motivated I would get some silver nail polish in as close to the correct color and use that for touch up...

Although if the paint is stripped then I think a full paint job might be in order.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Had a body shop paint a set of my GT wheels, they are now grey, when I showed them it didn't match they said that color was hard. How could I expect a professional body shop to do something hard. I plan to take my other set to a wheel restorations specialist hoping they can get close.
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Old May 10, 2016 | 12:02 PM
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I would just repaint all the wheels a more common silver. It will look about the same.
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